Waterloo Catholic District School Board - ON
Electoral District: Kitchener & Wilmot
Number to elect: 4
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Candidates
Wendy Ashby (Pro-LGBT ideology)
Simone Beaucage (Unknown)
Kathy Doherty-Masters (Pro-LGBT ideology; Anti-democracy)
Winston Francis (Pro-life, pro-family)
Dariusz Grabka (Pro-LGBT ideology)
Renee Kraft (Not supportable)
Julie Molenaar (Not supportable)
Tracey Weiler (Pro-LGBT ideology)
Hadembes Yebetit (Pro-life, pro-family)
Simone Beaucage (Unknown)
Kathy Doherty-Masters (Pro-LGBT ideology; Anti-democracy)
Winston Francis (Pro-life, pro-family)
Dariusz Grabka (Pro-LGBT ideology)
Renee Kraft (Not supportable)
Julie Molenaar (Not supportable)
Tracey Weiler (Pro-LGBT ideology)
Hadembes Yebetit (Pro-life, pro-family)
| incumbent | incumbent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Wendy Ashby | Simone Beaucage | Kathy Doherty-Masters | Winston Francis |
| Rating by CLC: | Pro-LGBT ideology | Unknown | Pro-LGBT ideology; Anti-democracy | Pro-life, pro-family |
| Questionnaire & Candidate Responses (from Election Year 2022) |
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| Will you work to ensure that your Board publicly promotes total fidelity to the faith and moral teachings of the Catholic Church? (Current examples include the illicitness of abortion, contraception and homosexual practice) | No (based on statements to a constituent) | no response | no response | -- |
| Will you work to ensure that Catholic schools do not invite guest speakers who have publicly expressed positions that contradict the morality and teaching of the Church, no matter how great their achievements in politics, business, sports, science or the arts? | no response | no response | no response | -- |
| Will you work to ensure that educational materials that enter the premises of Catholic schools (e.g., library resources, curriculum texts, awareness campaigns, flyers) and all approved school activities are consistent with and do not undermine the morality and teachings of the Church? | No (based on statements to a constituent) | no response | no response | -- |
| Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | No (based on statements to a constituent) | no response | no response | -- |
| Given that the Gay Pride flag is a controversial political symbol which contradicts Church teaching on marriage & human sexuality, will you oppose any and all proposals to fly the Gay Pride flag at Catholic schools, at the board office, or to acknowledge and celebrate June as “Pride month”? | No (based on statements to a constituent) | no response | no response | -- |
| Will you work to ensure that your Catholic school board enacts a policy requiring all agents and employees of the board to uphold the rights of custodial parents to direct and control the education of, and any medical treatment provided to, their dependent children attending its schools? | no response | no response | no response | -- |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion*? (*Note: a surgical or medical intervention designed to prevent the death of the mother but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion) | no response | no response | no response | -- |
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| incumbent | incumbent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Dariusz Grabka | Renee Kraft | Julie Molenaar | Tracey Weiler |
| Rating by CLC: | Pro-LGBT ideology | Not supportable | Not supportable | Pro-LGBT ideology |
| Questionnaire & Candidate Responses (from Election Year 2022) |
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| Will you work to ensure that your Board publicly promotes total fidelity to the faith and moral teachings of the Catholic Church? (Current examples include the illicitness of abortion, contraception and homosexual practice) | No (based on statements to a constituent) | No (based on public statement at candidates forum) | -- | no response |
| Will you work to ensure that Catholic schools do not invite guest speakers who have publicly expressed positions that contradict the morality and teaching of the Church, no matter how great their achievements in politics, business, sports, science or the arts? | no response | No (based on public statement at candidates forum) | Yes | no response |
| Will you work to ensure that educational materials that enter the premises of Catholic schools (e.g., library resources, curriculum texts, awareness campaigns, flyers) and all approved school activities are consistent with and do not undermine the morality and teachings of the Church? | No (based on statements to a constituent) | No (based on public statement at candidates forum) | Yes | no response |
| Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | No (based on statements to a constituent) | No (based on public statement at candidates forum) | I will do my best to ensure that the church teachings are the guideline. If this does happen then it would need to be taught at the right age. I feel that sex-end is taught too young now and that a lot of kids do not understand what is being taught. | no response |
| Given that the Gay Pride flag is a controversial political symbol which contradicts Church teaching on marriage & human sexuality, will you oppose any and all proposals to fly the Gay Pride flag at Catholic schools, at the board office, or to acknowledge and celebrate June as “Pride month”? | No (per statements to a constituent) | -- | I believe that we should raise the flag... I don’t think it is up to us to make judgment on anyone as that is up to God to make the final decision. It won’t change anyone’s religion, values or morals. | no response |
| Will you work to ensure that your Catholic school board enacts a policy requiring all agents and employees of the board to uphold the rights of custodial parents to direct and control the education of, and any medical treatment provided to, their dependent children attending its schools? | no response | no response | Yes | no response |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion*? (*Note: a surgical or medical intervention designed to prevent the death of the mother but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion) | no response | no response | rape | no response |
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| Name | Hadembes Yebetit |
|---|---|
| Rating by CLC: | Pro-life, pro-family |
| Questionnaire & Candidate Responses (from Election Year 2022) |
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| Will you work to ensure that your Board publicly promotes total fidelity to the faith and moral teachings of the Catholic Church? (Current examples include the illicitness of abortion, contraception and homosexual practice) | no response |
| Will you work to ensure that Catholic schools do not invite guest speakers who have publicly expressed positions that contradict the morality and teaching of the Church, no matter how great their achievements in politics, business, sports, science or the arts? | no response |
| Will you work to ensure that educational materials that enter the premises of Catholic schools (e.g., library resources, curriculum texts, awareness campaigns, flyers) and all approved school activities are consistent with and do not undermine the morality and teachings of the Church? | no response |
| Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | no response |
| Given that the Gay Pride flag is a controversial political symbol which contradicts Church teaching on marriage & human sexuality, will you oppose any and all proposals to fly the Gay Pride flag at Catholic schools, at the board office, or to acknowledge and celebrate June as “Pride month”? | no response |
| Will you work to ensure that your Catholic school board enacts a policy requiring all agents and employees of the board to uphold the rights of custodial parents to direct and control the education of, and any medical treatment provided to, their dependent children attending its schools? | no response |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion*? (*Note: a surgical or medical intervention designed to prevent the death of the mother but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion) | no response |
| Profile, Voting Record & Candidate Statements: | View |